Sophia Jungling Season 2025
Sophia Jungling’s TFRRS profile (for top performances and meet results)
1x Missouri Valley Conference Champion
7x All-MVC Honors
2024 OUTDOORS (SENIOR AT NORTHERN IOWA)
Won the 1500-meter in a personal-best time of 4:32.20 and second in the 4×400-meter relay in a time of 4:05.37 at the Good Friday Challenge… took fourth in the 800-meter invitational in a time of 2:10.27 at the Arkansas Spring Invitational… finished second in the 1500-meter in a time of 4:34.60 at the Jim Duncan Invitational… won the 800-meter in a season-best time of 2:10.25 at Musco Twilight… placed fifth in the 800 meters at the Drake Relays (2:09.47), while also contributing to UNI ninth-place finish in the distance medley relay (11:40.85) and fourth-place effort in the 4×400-meter relay (3:48.33)… finished in third place in the 800 meters (2:09.09) at the Badger Challenge… part of sixth-place 4×400-meter relay team (3:47.58) with a ninth-place effort in the 800 meters (2:12.16) at the MVC Outdoor Championships.
2024 INDOORS (SENIOR AT NORTHERN IOWA)
All-MVC honors… finished seventh in the 600-meter in a time of 1:35.45 and placed fourth in the 4×400-meter relay in a time of 3:55.13 at the Hawkeye Invitational… placed seventh in the 800-meter in a time of 2:14.11 and eighth in the 4×400-meter relay in a time of 4:02.16 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational… finished fourth in the 600 meter in a time of 1:43.51 at the Black & Gold Invite… placed third in the 800 meter in a time of 2:13.71 and sixth in the 4×400-meter relay in a time of 3:55.41 at the Iowa State Classic… placed second in the 800 meter in a time of 2:11.57 and fourth in the 4×400 meter relay in a time of 3:52.42 at the SDSU Indoor Classic… took second in the 800-meter in a time of 2:12.15, finished third in the distance medley in a time of 11:52.05, and fourth in the 4×400-meter relay in a time of 3:48.99 at the MVC Indoor Championships.
2023 OUTDOORS (JUNIOR AT NORTHERN IOWA)
Earned a spot on the MVC Honor Roll for a GPA of 3.2 or higher… placed 11th in the 400 meter dash in a time of 59.38 at the Jim Duncan Invitational… finished second in the 800 meter in a time of 2:15.50 at the Meet of Champions… placed ninth in the 800 meter in a time of 2:15.16 at the Kip Janvrin Open… took 13th in the 800 meter in a time of 2:14.01 and second in the sprint medley (4:01.13) at Drake Relays… finished 17th in the 800 meter prelims (2:16.03) at the MVC Outdoor Championships.
2023 INDOORS (JUNIOR AT NORTHERN IOWA)
Placed sixth in the 600 meter in a time of 1:34.40, and ran in the 4×400 in a time of 3:54.63 at the Jimmy Grant Invitational… placed 11th in the one-mile run with a time of 5:04.76 at the Hawkeye Invitational… placed seventh in the 800 meter with a season-best time of 2:12.97 and placed fifth in the 4×400-meter relay with a time of 3:36.43 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational.
2022 OUTDOORS (SOPHOMORE AT NORTHERN IOWA)
Earned all-conference honors as part of the third-place 4×400 (3:46.63) and finished fifth in the 800-meter run (2:11.57) at the MVC Championships… placed eighth in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:19.37 and placed seventh in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:42.92 at South Dakota… fourth in the 800-meter run at KT Woodman Classic with a time of 2:17:29… earned a spot on the MVC Honor Roll for a GPA of 3.2 or higher.
2022 INDOORS (SOPHOMORE AT NORTHERN IOWA)
MVC champion in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:08.23 and part of a second -place 4×400 relay team at the MVC Championships… won the mile at the Friday Knight Lights Invitational.
2021 OUTDOORS (FRESHMAN AT NORTHERN IOWA)
Member of the 1,600-medley relay that took third with a time of 3:59.85 at the Drake Relays (April 22-24).
2021 INDOORS (FRESHMAN AT NORTHERN IOWA)
Earned All-Conference honors for her performances in the 800 meters, 4×400-meter relay and distance medley relay at the MVC Indoor Championships (Feb. 26-28)… clocked a personal-best of 2:10.49 in the 800 meters to place third at the MVC Indoor Championships (Feb. 26-28)… earned first in the mile with a personal-best time of 5:03.47 at the Wartburg Friday Night Lights Meet (Jan. 29)… notched first-place finishes in the 800 meters at the Panther Invite (Jan. 9) and Ted Nelson Dual (Feb. 6).
PRIOR TO COLLEGE – Aplington-Parkersburg HS
Three-time state champion for Aplington-Parkersburg High School… earned a medal in all 12 events qualified for at the Iowa high school state track and field championships… as a freshman at the state championships, she took third in the 1500-meter run, second in the distance medley, was part of the winning sprint medley team and finished third in the 400-meter run… as a sophomore, took second in the sprint and distance medley relays, was third in the 1500-meter run and sixth in the 800… as a junior, she won the 400-meter run and the 800-meter run and took second in the 1,500-meter run and distance medley relay… didn’t have a senior track and field season due to the COVID-19 pandemic… was also a four-time medalist at the Iowa high school state cross country championships, finishing 6th, 5th, and fourth two times… personal best times were 56.96 in the 400, 2:11 in the 800, 4:40 in the 1,500 and 18.28 in the 5K (cross country)… was a four-sport athlete, competing in club soccer as a left forward, basketball as a point guard and also cross country and track and field… earned all-state honors in basketball.
PERSONAL
Born on August 2, 2002, in Cedar Falls, Iowa… daughter of Brian Jungling… has three siblings… plans to complete her graduate degree at LSU in Sports Administration.